Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 498 and we're going to multiply it by 446, essentially adding 498 to itself 446 times.
Step 1: 0 + 498 = 498
Step 2: 498 + 498 = 996
Step 3: 996 + 498 = 1494
Step 4: 1494 + 498 = 1992
Step 5: 1992 + 498 = 2490
Step 6: 2490 + 498 = 2988
Step 7: 2988 + 498 = 3486
Step 8: 3486 + 498 = 3984
Step 9: 3984 + 498 = 4482
Step 10: 4482 + 498 = 4980
Step 11: 4980 + 498 = 5478
Step 12: 5478 + 498 = 5976
Step 13: 5976 + 498 = 6474
Step 14: 6474 + 498 = 6972
Step 15: 6972 + 498 = 7470
Step 16: 7470 + 498 = 7968
Step 17: 7968 + 498 = 8466
Step 18: 8466 + 498 = 8964
Step 19: 8964 + 498 = 9462
Step 20: 9462 + 498 = 9960
Step 21: 9960 + 498 = 10458
Step 22: 10458 + 498 = 10956
Step 23: 10956 + 498 = 11454
Step 24: 11454 + 498 = 11952
Step 25: 11952 + 498 = 12450
Step 26: 12450 + 498 = 12948
Step 27: 12948 + 498 = 13446
Step 28: 13446 + 498 = 13944
Step 29: 13944 + 498 = 14442
Step 30: 14442 + 498 = 14940
Step 31: 14940 + 498 = 15438
Step 32: 15438 + 498 = 15936
Step 33: 15936 + 498 = 16434
Step 34: 16434 + 498 = 16932
Step 35: 16932 + 498 = 17430
Step 36: 17430 + 498 = 17928
Step 37: 17928 + 498 = 18426
Step 38: 18426 + 498 = 18924
Step 39: 18924 + 498 = 19422
Step 40: 19422 + 498 = 19920
Step 41: 19920 + 498 = 20418
Step 42: 20418 + 498 = 20916
Step 43: 20916 + 498 = 21414
Step 44: 21414 + 498 = 21912
Step 45: 21912 + 498 = 22410
Step 46: 22410 + 498 = 22908
Step 47: 22908 + 498 = 23406
Step 48: 23406 + 498 = 23904
Step 49: 23904 + 498 = 24402
Step 50: 24402 + 498 = 24900
Step 51: 24900 + 498 = 25398
Step 52: 25398 + 498 = 25896
Step 53: 25896 + 498 = 26394
Step 54: 26394 + 498 = 26892
Step 55: 26892 + 498 = 27390
Step 56: 27390 + 498 = 27888
Step 57: 27888 + 498 = 28386
Step 58: 28386 + 498 = 28884
Step 59: 28884 + 498 = 29382
Step 60: 29382 + 498 = 29880
Step 61: 29880 + 498 = 30378
Step 62: 30378 + 498 = 30876
Step 63: 30876 + 498 = 31374
Step 64: 31374 + 498 = 31872
Step 65: 31872 + 498 = 32370
Step 66: 32370 + 498 = 32868
Step 67: 32868 + 498 = 33366
Step 68: 33366 + 498 = 33864
Step 69: 33864 + 498 = 34362
Step 70: 34362 + 498 = 34860
Step 71: 34860 + 498 = 35358
Step 72: 35358 + 498 = 35856
Step 73: 35856 + 498 = 36354
Step 74: 36354 + 498 = 36852
Step 75: 36852 + 498 = 37350
Step 76: 37350 + 498 = 37848
Step 77: 37848 + 498 = 38346
Step 78: 38346 + 498 = 38844
Step 79: 38844 + 498 = 39342
Step 80: 39342 + 498 = 39840
Step 81: 39840 + 498 = 40338
Step 82: 40338 + 498 = 40836
Step 83: 40836 + 498 = 41334
Step 84: 41334 + 498 = 41832
Step 85: 41832 + 498 = 42330
Step 86: 42330 + 498 = 42828
Step 87: 42828 + 498 = 43326
Step 88: 43326 + 498 = 43824
Step 89: 43824 + 498 = 44322
Step 90: 44322 + 498 = 44820
Step 91: 44820 + 498 = 45318
Step 92: 45318 + 498 = 45816
Step 93: 45816 + 498 = 46314
Step 94: 46314 + 498 = 46812
Step 95: 46812 + 498 = 47310
Step 96: 47310 + 498 = 47808
Step 97: 47808 + 498 = 48306
Step 98: 48306 + 498 = 48804
Step 99: 48804 + 498 = 49302
Step 100: 49302 + 498 = 49800
Step 101: 49800 + 498 = 50298
Step 102: 50298 + 498 = 50796
Step 103: 50796 + 498 = 51294
Step 104: 51294 + 498 = 51792
Step 105: 51792 + 498 = 52290
Step 106: 52290 + 498 = 52788
Step 107: 52788 + 498 = 53286
Step 108: 53286 + 498 = 53784
Step 109: 53784 + 498 = 54282
Step 110: 54282 + 498 = 54780
Step 111: 54780 + 498 = 55278
Step 112: 55278 + 498 = 55776
Step 113: 55776 + 498 = 56274
Step 114: 56274 + 498 = 56772
Step 115: 56772 + 498 = 57270
Step 116: 57270 + 498 = 57768
Step 117: 57768 + 498 = 58266
Step 118: 58266 + 498 = 58764
Step 119: 58764 + 498 = 59262
Step 120: 59262 + 498 = 59760
Step 121: 59760 + 498 = 60258
Step 122: 60258 + 498 = 60756
Step 123: 60756 + 498 = 61254
Step 124: 61254 + 498 = 61752
Step 125: 61752 + 498 = 62250
Step 126: 62250 + 498 = 62748
Step 127: 62748 + 498 = 63246
Step 128: 63246 + 498 = 63744
Step 129: 63744 + 498 = 64242
Step 130: 64242 + 498 = 64740
Step 131: 64740 + 498 = 65238
Step 132: 65238 + 498 = 65736
Step 133: 65736 + 498 = 66234
Step 134: 66234 + 498 = 66732
Step 135: 66732 + 498 = 67230
Step 136: 67230 + 498 = 67728
Step 137: 67728 + 498 = 68226
Step 138: 68226 + 498 = 68724
Step 139: 68724 + 498 = 69222
Step 140: 69222 + 498 = 69720
Step 141: 69720 + 498 = 70218
Step 142: 70218 + 498 = 70716
Step 143: 70716 + 498 = 71214
Step 144: 71214 + 498 = 71712
Step 145: 71712 + 498 = 72210
Step 146: 72210 + 498 = 72708
Step 147: 72708 + 498 = 73206
Step 148: 73206 + 498 = 73704
Step 149: 73704 + 498 = 74202
Step 150: 74202 + 498 = 74700
Step 151: 74700 + 498 = 75198
Step 152: 75198 + 498 = 75696
Step 153: 75696 + 498 = 76194
Step 154: 76194 + 498 = 76692
Step 155: 76692 + 498 = 77190
Step 156: 77190 + 498 = 77688
Step 157: 77688 + 498 = 78186
Step 158: 78186 + 498 = 78684
Step 159: 78684 + 498 = 79182
Step 160: 79182 + 498 = 79680
Step 161: 79680 + 498 = 80178
Step 162: 80178 + 498 = 80676
Step 163: 80676 + 498 = 81174
Step 164: 81174 + 498 = 81672
Step 165: 81672 + 498 = 82170
Step 166: 82170 + 498 = 82668
Step 167: 82668 + 498 = 83166
Step 168: 83166 + 498 = 83664
Step 169: 83664 + 498 = 84162
Step 170: 84162 + 498 = 84660
Step 171: 84660 + 498 = 85158
Step 172: 85158 + 498 = 85656
Step 173: 85656 + 498 = 86154
Step 174: 86154 + 498 = 86652
Step 175: 86652 + 498 = 87150
Step 176: 87150 + 498 = 87648
Step 177: 87648 + 498 = 88146
Step 178: 88146 + 498 = 88644
Step 179: 88644 + 498 = 89142
Step 180: 89142 + 498 = 89640
Step 181: 89640 + 498 = 90138
Step 182: 90138 + 498 = 90636
Step 183: 90636 + 498 = 91134
Step 184: 91134 + 498 = 91632
Step 185: 91632 + 498 = 92130
Step 186: 92130 + 498 = 92628
Step 187: 92628 + 498 = 93126
Step 188: 93126 + 498 = 93624
Step 189: 93624 + 498 = 94122
Step 190: 94122 + 498 = 94620
Step 191: 94620 + 498 = 95118
Step 192: 95118 + 498 = 95616
Step 193: 95616 + 498 = 96114
Step 194: 96114 + 498 = 96612
Step 195: 96612 + 498 = 97110
Step 196: 97110 + 498 = 97608
Step 197: 97608 + 498 = 98106
Step 198: 98106 + 498 = 98604
Step 199: 98604 + 498 = 99102
Step 200: 99102 + 498 = 99600
Step 201: 99600 + 498 = 100098
Step 202: 100098 + 498 = 100596
Step 203: 100596 + 498 = 101094
Step 204: 101094 + 498 = 101592
Step 205: 101592 + 498 = 102090
Step 206: 102090 + 498 = 102588
Step 207: 102588 + 498 = 103086
Step 208: 103086 + 498 = 103584
Step 209: 103584 + 498 = 104082
Step 210: 104082 + 498 = 104580
Step 211: 104580 + 498 = 105078
Step 212: 105078 + 498 = 105576
Step 213: 105576 + 498 = 106074
Step 214: 106074 + 498 = 106572
Step 215: 106572 + 498 = 107070
Step 216: 107070 + 498 = 107568
Step 217: 107568 + 498 = 108066
Step 218: 108066 + 498 = 108564
Step 219: 108564 + 498 = 109062
Step 220: 109062 + 498 = 109560
Step 221: 109560 + 498 = 110058
Step 222: 110058 + 498 = 110556
Step 223: 110556 + 498 = 111054
Step 224: 111054 + 498 = 111552
Step 225: 111552 + 498 = 112050
Step 226: 112050 + 498 = 112548
Step 227: 112548 + 498 = 113046
Step 228: 113046 + 498 = 113544
Step 229: 113544 + 498 = 114042
Step 230: 114042 + 498 = 114540
Step 231: 114540 + 498 = 115038
Step 232: 115038 + 498 = 115536
Step 233: 115536 + 498 = 116034
Step 234: 116034 + 498 = 116532
Step 235: 116532 + 498 = 117030
Step 236: 117030 + 498 = 117528
Step 237: 117528 + 498 = 118026
Step 238: 118026 + 498 = 118524
Step 239: 118524 + 498 = 119022
Step 240: 119022 + 498 = 119520
Step 241: 119520 + 498 = 120018
Step 242: 120018 + 498 = 120516
Step 243: 120516 + 498 = 121014
Step 244: 121014 + 498 = 121512
Step 245: 121512 + 498 = 122010
Step 246: 122010 + 498 = 122508
Step 247: 122508 + 498 = 123006
Step 248: 123006 + 498 = 123504
Step 249: 123504 + 498 = 124002
Step 250: 124002 + 498 = 124500
Step 251: 124500 + 498 = 124998
Step 252: 124998 + 498 = 125496
Step 253: 125496 + 498 = 125994
Step 254: 125994 + 498 = 126492
Step 255: 126492 + 498 = 126990
Step 256: 126990 + 498 = 127488
Step 257: 127488 + 498 = 127986
Step 258: 127986 + 498 = 128484
Step 259: 128484 + 498 = 128982
Step 260: 128982 + 498 = 129480
Step 261: 129480 + 498 = 129978
Step 262: 129978 + 498 = 130476
Step 263: 130476 + 498 = 130974
Step 264: 130974 + 498 = 131472
Step 265: 131472 + 498 = 131970
Step 266: 131970 + 498 = 132468
Step 267: 132468 + 498 = 132966
Step 268: 132966 + 498 = 133464
Step 269: 133464 + 498 = 133962
Step 270: 133962 + 498 = 134460
Step 271: 134460 + 498 = 134958
Step 272: 134958 + 498 = 135456
Step 273: 135456 + 498 = 135954
Step 274: 135954 + 498 = 136452
Step 275: 136452 + 498 = 136950
Step 276: 136950 + 498 = 137448
Step 277: 137448 + 498 = 137946
Step 278: 137946 + 498 = 138444
Step 279: 138444 + 498 = 138942
Step 280: 138942 + 498 = 139440
Step 281: 139440 + 498 = 139938
Step 282: 139938 + 498 = 140436
Step 283: 140436 + 498 = 140934
Step 284: 140934 + 498 = 141432
Step 285: 141432 + 498 = 141930
Step 286: 141930 + 498 = 142428
Step 287: 142428 + 498 = 142926
Step 288: 142926 + 498 = 143424
Step 289: 143424 + 498 = 143922
Step 290: 143922 + 498 = 144420
Step 291: 144420 + 498 = 144918
Step 292: 144918 + 498 = 145416
Step 293: 145416 + 498 = 145914
Step 294: 145914 + 498 = 146412
Step 295: 146412 + 498 = 146910
Step 296: 146910 + 498 = 147408
Step 297: 147408 + 498 = 147906
Step 298: 147906 + 498 = 148404
Step 299: 148404 + 498 = 148902
Step 300: 148902 + 498 = 149400
Step 301: 149400 + 498 = 149898
Step 302: 149898 + 498 = 150396
Step 303: 150396 + 498 = 150894
Step 304: 150894 + 498 = 151392
Step 305: 151392 + 498 = 151890
Step 306: 151890 + 498 = 152388
Step 307: 152388 + 498 = 152886
Step 308: 152886 + 498 = 153384
Step 309: 153384 + 498 = 153882
Step 310: 153882 + 498 = 154380
Step 311: 154380 + 498 = 154878
Step 312: 154878 + 498 = 155376
Step 313: 155376 + 498 = 155874
Step 314: 155874 + 498 = 156372
Step 315: 156372 + 498 = 156870
Step 316: 156870 + 498 = 157368
Step 317: 157368 + 498 = 157866
Step 318: 157866 + 498 = 158364
Step 319: 158364 + 498 = 158862
Step 320: 158862 + 498 = 159360
Step 321: 159360 + 498 = 159858
Step 322: 159858 + 498 = 160356
Step 323: 160356 + 498 = 160854
Step 324: 160854 + 498 = 161352
Step 325: 161352 + 498 = 161850
Step 326: 161850 + 498 = 162348
Step 327: 162348 + 498 = 162846
Step 328: 162846 + 498 = 163344
Step 329: 163344 + 498 = 163842
Step 330: 163842 + 498 = 164340
Step 331: 164340 + 498 = 164838
Step 332: 164838 + 498 = 165336
Step 333: 165336 + 498 = 165834
Step 334: 165834 + 498 = 166332
Step 335: 166332 + 498 = 166830
Step 336: 166830 + 498 = 167328
Step 337: 167328 + 498 = 167826
Step 338: 167826 + 498 = 168324
Step 339: 168324 + 498 = 168822
Step 340: 168822 + 498 = 169320
Step 341: 169320 + 498 = 169818
Step 342: 169818 + 498 = 170316
Step 343: 170316 + 498 = 170814
Step 344: 170814 + 498 = 171312
Step 345: 171312 + 498 = 171810
Step 346: 171810 + 498 = 172308
Step 347: 172308 + 498 = 172806
Step 348: 172806 + 498 = 173304
Step 349: 173304 + 498 = 173802
Step 350: 173802 + 498 = 174300
Step 351: 174300 + 498 = 174798
Step 352: 174798 + 498 = 175296
Step 353: 175296 + 498 = 175794
Step 354: 175794 + 498 = 176292
Step 355: 176292 + 498 = 176790
Step 356: 176790 + 498 = 177288
Step 357: 177288 + 498 = 177786
Step 358: 177786 + 498 = 178284
Step 359: 178284 + 498 = 178782
Step 360: 178782 + 498 = 179280
Step 361: 179280 + 498 = 179778
Step 362: 179778 + 498 = 180276
Step 363: 180276 + 498 = 180774
Step 364: 180774 + 498 = 181272
Step 365: 181272 + 498 = 181770
Step 366: 181770 + 498 = 182268
Step 367: 182268 + 498 = 182766
Step 368: 182766 + 498 = 183264
Step 369: 183264 + 498 = 183762
Step 370: 183762 + 498 = 184260
Step 371: 184260 + 498 = 184758
Step 372: 184758 + 498 = 185256
Step 373: 185256 + 498 = 185754
Step 374: 185754 + 498 = 186252
Step 375: 186252 + 498 = 186750
Step 376: 186750 + 498 = 187248
Step 377: 187248 + 498 = 187746
Step 378: 187746 + 498 = 188244
Step 379: 188244 + 498 = 188742
Step 380: 188742 + 498 = 189240
Step 381: 189240 + 498 = 189738
Step 382: 189738 + 498 = 190236
Step 383: 190236 + 498 = 190734
Step 384: 190734 + 498 = 191232
Step 385: 191232 + 498 = 191730
Step 386: 191730 + 498 = 192228
Step 387: 192228 + 498 = 192726
Step 388: 192726 + 498 = 193224
Step 389: 193224 + 498 = 193722
Step 390: 193722 + 498 = 194220
Step 391: 194220 + 498 = 194718
Step 392: 194718 + 498 = 195216
Step 393: 195216 + 498 = 195714
Step 394: 195714 + 498 = 196212
Step 395: 196212 + 498 = 196710
Step 396: 196710 + 498 = 197208
Step 397: 197208 + 498 = 197706
Step 398: 197706 + 498 = 198204
Step 399: 198204 + 498 = 198702
Step 400: 198702 + 498 = 199200
Step 401: 199200 + 498 = 199698
Step 402: 199698 + 498 = 200196
Step 403: 200196 + 498 = 200694
Step 404: 200694 + 498 = 201192
Step 405: 201192 + 498 = 201690
Step 406: 201690 + 498 = 202188
Step 407: 202188 + 498 = 202686
Step 408: 202686 + 498 = 203184
Step 409: 203184 + 498 = 203682
Step 410: 203682 + 498 = 204180
Step 411: 204180 + 498 = 204678
Step 412: 204678 + 498 = 205176
Step 413: 205176 + 498 = 205674
Step 414: 205674 + 498 = 206172
Step 415: 206172 + 498 = 206670
Step 416: 206670 + 498 = 207168
Step 417: 207168 + 498 = 207666
Step 418: 207666 + 498 = 208164
Step 419: 208164 + 498 = 208662
Step 420: 208662 + 498 = 209160
Step 421: 209160 + 498 = 209658
Step 422: 209658 + 498 = 210156
Step 423: 210156 + 498 = 210654
Step 424: 210654 + 498 = 211152
Step 425: 211152 + 498 = 211650
Step 426: 211650 + 498 = 212148
Step 427: 212148 + 498 = 212646
Step 428: 212646 + 498 = 213144
Step 429: 213144 + 498 = 213642
Step 430: 213642 + 498 = 214140
Step 431: 214140 + 498 = 214638
Step 432: 214638 + 498 = 215136
Step 433: 215136 + 498 = 215634
Step 434: 215634 + 498 = 216132
Step 435: 216132 + 498 = 216630
Step 436: 216630 + 498 = 217128
Step 437: 217128 + 498 = 217626
Step 438: 217626 + 498 = 218124
Step 439: 218124 + 498 = 218622
Step 440: 218622 + 498 = 219120
Step 441: 219120 + 498 = 219618
Step 442: 219618 + 498 = 220116
Step 443: 220116 + 498 = 220614
Step 444: 220614 + 498 = 221112
Step 445: 221112 + 498 = 221610
Step 446: 221610 + 498 = 222108

So, 498*446 = 222108